§60-3A-25a. Mandatory verification of age of persons purchasing
alcohol.
(a) A licensee who:

(1) Has installed a transaction scan device in its licensed
premises; and

(2) Can demonstrate that it requires each employee, servant,
or agent to verify the age of any individual to whom liquor is
sold, furnished, or given away by the use of the transaction device
may not be subject to: (A) Any criminal penalties whatsoever; (B)
any administrative penalties from the commissioner; or (C) any
civil liability whatsoever for the improper sale, furnishing or
giving away of liquor to an individual who is less than twenty-one
years of age by one of his or her employees, servants or agents.
Any agent, servant or employee who has improperly sold, furnished
or given away liquor to an individual who is less than twenty-one
years of age is subject to the criminal penalties of subsection (b)
of this section. Any agent, servant, or employee, who has
improperly sold, furnished or given away liquor to an individual
less than twenty-one years of age, is subject to termination from
employment, and the employer shall have no civil liability for the
termination.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, a licensee can
demonstrate that it requires each employee, servant or agent to
verify the age of any individual to whom liquor is sold by
providing evidence:

(1) That it has developed a written policy which requires each
employee, servant or agent to verify the age of each individual to
whom liquor will be sold, furnished or given away;

(2) That it has communicated this policy to each employee,
servant or agent; and

(3) That it monitors the actions of its employees, servants or
agents regarding the sale, furnishing or giving away of liquor and
that it has taken corrective action for any discovered
noncompliance with this policy.

(c) "Transaction scan" means the process by which a person
checks, by means of a transaction scan device, the age and identity
of the cardholder, and "transaction scan device" means any
commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale
that is capable of deciphering in an electronically readable format
the information enclosed on the magnetic strip or bar code of a
driver's license or other governmental identity card.